Emilia Clarke was born on October 26, 1986, in London. Her mother was in business lady and her father worked as a sound engineer in one of London’s small theaters. The majority of her childhood the girl spent away from the noise of the center, in the Berkshire District Office. Little Emilia chose her future profession at the age of 3 when she came to work for her father. The magical world of the theater fascinates her and she decides to dedicate her life to the stage. A little later, she moved to Oxford and began attending St. Edward’s School, where she studied the basics of acting and even landed a role in several plays. After graduating from high school, Emilia Clarke returned to her hometown and entered the London Drama Center.
It all started in the theaters
Although Emilia Clarke is now best known for her role in the hit TV series Game of Thrones, her main acting achievements are still on the stage. In 2007, the girl became one of the leading actresses in the drama theater, after her role in Chekhov’s play “Wild Honey” received very good reviews from critics. In the same year, she played the lead role in the play “Pygmalion”. The young actress spotted by directors from various theaters and Steel was invited to their productions.
The next 2 years for Clark are very busy – she participated simultaneously in eight plays, including “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “Wake up and sing”, “Emilia Galotti”. After graduating from the London Drama Center, Emilia Clarke moved to Los Angeles, where she joined Company Of Angels, one of Hollywood’s oldest theaters. The play “Feelings” was a successful debut for girls in the theater, but it turned out to be the only one. At that time, the actress seriously began to consider cinema.
Movie career
Emilia Clarke first appeared on television in 2009 – her debut became her role in the series “Doctors”. And although the role was relatively successful, it did not bring popularity and success. During the year, the actress again tried to break into television and starred in the film “Triassic Attack” The heroine Savannah – a brave girl who found herself in an unusual situation, where she needed to fight the dinosaurs. This role did not make her successful, but the girl was noticed and offered the role of Daenerys Targaryen.
The actress’s big breakthrough came when she was cast as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones, which is based on a series of epic fantasy novels “Song of Fire and Ice” by George R. R. Martin. The series aired in April 2011, achieving great success and so Emilia became increasingly popular. In 2011, she won the Entertainment Weekly EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Daenerys Targaryen.
It all happened so fast – one night the girl’s phone rang; at the other end of the line was her agent, who was stunned by the young actress: HBO is looking for a girl to play the role of Daenerys Targaryen for the film adaptation of George Martin’s novels, the audition is scheduled for tomorrow. “You have to play in” Game of Thrones! “- said the agent. Emilia had no idea who Daenerys Targaryen, so she went to Wikipedia to check. After reading an article, she realized that she had to agree because the character promised to be almost the most interesting in the show.
During the audition, the casting director seemed enthusiastic about the play of the girl, who performed two monologues from the script, and after the audition, he came and said, “You’re playing well, let’s see what you’ll look like with white hair instead of black.”
“When I took on this role, I almost died of joy,” Emilia admitted. The shooting began, filled with many hours of hops, turmoil, and new impressions – the girl was in seventh heaven with happiness. Targaryen, played by Emilia Clarke, looked stunning in any dress: walking through the garden in a silk toga, riding a horse in delicate clothes, or fully exposed for some scenes. But the love of millions of viewers brought her not only by her spectacular appearance – Emilia’s heroine won with her dedication, courage, and incredible ability to balance on the brink of cruelty and mercy. After two episodes, the actress signed a contract to shoot in the second and third seasons.
At first, the role of “Mother of Dragons” was supposed to be played by another actress, but she gave up filming for literally a few weeks. Emilia Clarke successfully took this opportunity and brilliantly played her part. After the first few episodes, the director offered her to sign a contract for the second and third seasons of the series. The success that Emilia Clarke brought to Game of Thrones is simply stunning – critics adored her, not to mention her fans.
Clark’s most recent work has starred in Hemingway’s House, Before He Meets You, Terminator: Genesis, and A Voice from a Stone.
Personal Life and Relationships
Since September 2012, the actress was dating the famous Hollywood director and animator Seth McFarlane. Their relationship developed quickly, but in March 2013 the couple announced their breakup. As some journalists note, the reason for this is Emilia Clarke’s novel with actor Keith Harrington, known for his role as John Snow in “Game of Thrones”. The relationship of Emilia Clarke and Keith Harrington for several years has been a favorite subject of discussion by curious fans. They often met together, discussed something over a cup of coffee, or walked the streets and gathered for all the social events to which all the main participants in the series were invited. The actors themselves denied rumors of a love affair; Emilia said that all members of the film crew are like her family and she is just a good friend with Peter Dingley, Nikolai Waldau, or Richard Madden.
In early April 2016, speculation about Daenerys and John Snow was finally dispelled: Keith Harrington appeared in public with his colleague on the set Rose Leslie, who played the role of “wild” Igrit. In October 2018, fans calculated a new friendship for Emilia. The actress posted in photos on Instagram “kisses” the shadows in the sand, The same picture was posted by Charlie McDowell, son of Malcolm McDowell.
Emilia’s net worth and social media
In 2020 Clarke’s net worth was announced to be 20 million USD. She allegedly got paid 1.1 million per episode for the “Game of Thrones” show. Currently, Emilia has over 1.2 million followers on Twitter (@emiliaclarke), 27.2 million followers on Instagram (emilia_clarke), and many more across Facebook.
